Dalophia | |
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Head and pectoral region from below (A), head lateral (B), and from above (C). | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: |
Dalophia ( Gray, 1865) |
Species | |
Seven species (see text) |
Dalophia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Seven species are placed in this genus, all of them endemic to Africa. [1]
There are seven recognized species: [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dalophia.
Dalophia | |
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Head and pectoral region from below (A), head lateral (B), and from above (C). | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: |
Dalophia ( Gray, 1865) |
Species | |
Seven species (see text) |
Dalophia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Seven species are placed in this genus, all of them endemic to Africa. [1]
There are seven recognized species: [1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dalophia.